Heavy casualties feared as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district

Heavy casualties feared as bus falls into gorge in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district

Rescue operations have been launched with the help of locals but the efforts of the rescuers are being hampered by darkness Rescue operations have been launched with the help of locals but the efforts of the rescuers are being hampered by darkness Heavy casualties were feared as a bus carrying around 45-50 members of a … Read more

Covid: Colchester Institute students board bus to get jabbed

Covid: Colchester Institute students board bus to get jabbed

By Laurence Cawley and Kate ScotterBBC East image captionStudents at Colchester Institute are being “strongly encouraged” to get vaccinated against coronavirus As the first proper week of classes get under way at a college in Essex, an NHS vaccination bus has rolled on to campus. What is the uptake among its students and how are … Read more

Lucknow-bound bus from Pilibhit collides with pickup on NH730 in Uttar Pradesh, 7 dead

Lucknow-bound bus from Pilibhit collides with pickup on NH730 in Uttar Pradesh, 7 dead

A collision between a Lucknow-bound bus from Pilibhit depot in Uttar Pradesh and a pickup has resulted in the death of at least seven passengers while over 20 have been rushed to the district hospital with injuries. Injured being admitted to district hospital after the accident on NH730 (Picture Courtesy: Twitter @ANINewsUP) At least seven … Read more

Is It Safe Again to Take the Bus or Subway?

Is It Safe Again to Take the Bus or Subway?

Alex Marshall, columnist, Governing magazine; book author, New York City. David Levine, science writer, New York City. William Hanage, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston. Linsey Marr, PhD, professor of civil and environmental engineering, Virginia Tech; expert on aerosol transmission of viruses, Blacksburg, VA. Mass Transit: “New York … Read more